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I have read that some/all? wild animals eat the placenta. I wonder if ancient human females ate their placentas. I have a number of common allergies and between my first and second son discovered that taking extra Vitamin C throughout the day helped. My second son was born 4 weeks early, 7 lbs., but immediately developed “aspiration pneumonia”. I wonder if that would have been prevented if he had been given extra Vitamin C and tapered down over several days. My first son was 2 weeks post mature, and weighed 9 lbs. I had candida albicans, and he developed “thrush”. The doctor prescribed an oral antibiotic, but my son hated that so much the doctor switched him to Zepherin Chloride which he tolerated with less fuss. He then had severe colic for 9 months (disrupted gut bacteria from antibiotic?). At 9 months I started feeding some yoghurt and his colic was gone in 3 days. I nursed both boys exclusively for 4 or 5 months, and first son stopped around 9 months when my milk became too scant. The second son I nursed at least some for 2 1/2 years. I think this had a partial effect on his being a very relaxed and affectionate person. My second son even remembers being nursed.